The Ultimate Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller with the Flexibility and Scalability required
for Virtual and Unified Storage Environments
The latest member of Supermicro’s network adapter family, the AOC-STGN-i2S is the most flexible and scalable Ethernet
adapter for today’s demanding data center environments. Based on the new Intel® 10GbE network controller 82599ES, the
AOC-STGN-i2S addresses the demanding needs of the next-generation data center by providing unmatched features
for virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networking, and proven reliable performance.
Key Features
• Dual SFP+ Connectors
• Low-Profile Standard Form Factor
• PCI Express 2.0 (up to 5GT/s)
• Intel® QuickData Technology
• VMDq, Next-Generation VMDq, and
PC-SIG SR-IOV for Virtualized Environments
• Load Balancing on Multiple CPUs
• iSCSI Remote Boot Support
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Support
• Support for most Network Operating Systems (NOSs)
• Support both DAC Twin Axial and LC Fiber-Optic SR Cables
• RoHS compliant 6/6

Specifications
• General:

• Intel® 82599ES 10GbE controller
  
• Compact size low-profile standard form factor
  
• PCI-E x8 2.0 (5GT/s)
  
• Load balancing on multiple CPUs
  
• iSCSI remote boot support
  
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Support
  
• Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows® Device Manager
  • I/O Features:
  
• Intel QuickData Technology: DMA engine that enhances
  data acceleration and lowers CPU usage
  
• Direct Cache Access (DCA) to avoid cache misses
  
• MSI-X support to minimize the overhead of interrupts and
  allows load-balancing between multiple cores/CPUs
  
• Tx/Rx IP, SCTP, TCP and UDP checksum offloading
  capabilities (IPv4, IPv6)
  
• Receive and Transmit Side Scaling for Windows
  environments and Scalable I/O for Linux environments
  • Virtualization Features:
  
• Supports virtualization features such as VMDq,
  Next-generation VMDq (64 queues per port) and
  PC-SIG SR-IOV implementation
  
• IPv6 Offloading
  
• Advanced Packet Filtering
  
• VLAN support to allow creation of multiple VLAN segments
  
  • Manageability Features:
  
• Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) support
  
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote
  Network Monitoring (RMON) statistics counters
  
• iSCSI remote boot
  • OS Support:
  
• Windows Server 2012 (x64 Edition)
  Windows 8 (x64 Edition and 32-bit)
  Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64 Edition, 64-bit)
  Windows Server 2008 (x64 Edition, 64-bit, and 32-bit)
  Windows 7 (x64 Edition and 32-bit)
  Windows Vista (x64 Edition and 32-bit)
  Windows Server 2003 (x64 Edition, 64-bit, and 32-bit)
  
• VMWare
  
• RedHat EL, SUSE SLES
  
• Free BSD
  • Cables Support:
  
• SFP+ direct attached twin axial cables, up to 10 meters
  
• Dual LC fiber-optic SR cables, up to 300 meters
  • Operating Conditions:
  
• Operating temperature: 0°C to 55°C
  • Physical Dimensions:
  
• Card PCB dimensions:
  10.16cm (4.00in) x 6.90cm (2.73in)
  
• Height of end brackets:
  standard – 12cm (4.725in),
  low-profile – 7.94cm (3.13in)
  
  Compliance/Environmental
  
• RoHS Compliant 6/6, Pb Free RoHS c o m p l i a n t
  Optional Accessories
  
• AOC-E10GSFPSR: SFP+ transceiver module for short range fiber cables
  (up to 300m)
  
• AOC-TSR-FS: SFP+ transceiver module for short range fiber cables (up to
  300m)
  
• AOC-E10GSFPLR: SFP+ transceiver module for long range fiber cables
  (up to 3000m)
  
• CBL-0347L: 1m Twinax copper cable
  
• CBL-0348L: 3m Twinax copper cable
  
• CBL-0349L: 5m Twinax copper cable
  • Supported Platforms
  
• Motherboards with minimum PCI-E x8 slot
  
• Server Systems with low-profile or full-height PCI-E x8 expansion slot